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THE MAROON ESTABLISHED 1923 VOL. 73 NO. 17 Loyola University New Orleans FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1995 Coalition drafts plan for racial sensitivity By CHRIS BONURA News Editor The Coalition for Black Student Organizations has drafted a four-point propsosal that it believes needs to be addressed before race relations on campus can be improved. The four points request better integration of an African-American contribution into existing courses, more racial sensitivity in the classroom, more aggressive minority faculty and administration recruitment and a mandatory racial sensitivity course. COBSO compiled the four points from student complaints that it says have been neglected and set a date when it expects the administration to respond to the four points. Loyola NAACP Co- President John W. Goulding, communications senior, would not give the date of the deadline. "We have shared with the administration a time frame in which we expect them to respond," he said. "After they let us know what they decide to do, the ball is back in our court. Either we have to assist them in the implementation or we continue with further protest." Goulding said that he thinks the third point, that the university actively recruit minority faculty, is the most important, and that Loyola must attempt to increase salary and benefits for African-American faculty, who are in high demand. "It doesn't make sense," he said. "If you claim you want to be diverse, then be diverse. Don't let money be the thing that stops your mission statement from coming true. It's a cop-out when they say they (minority faculty) are in such high demand that we can't pay them enough." COBSO is working on a proposal for the curriculum committee for the fourth point, a required multicultural course. Goulding explained that the mandatory status ofThe course is crucial: "If it had a level of mandatory status, it would permeate a broader section of the student body." Goulding said that while the four points were developed by African- American student organizations, the issues involved affect everybody. "We have brought this forward because we know that it is needed. We will continue to go forward with this because we know that we need it, and we won't stop because we know we need it." BLACK HISTORY MONTH Kwame Tur6 of the AAPRP speaks with students after his speech at Xavier University last Friday. By DORLENE DUNNE Ture calls for Pan-Africanism By SHAVARAY MAYS Staff writer "You must not let capitalism so destroy you that you do nothing for your people and let your people go down. The only way they'll go up, is when you get up and do something for them" said Kwame Tur6, black revolutionist, member of the PDG (the democratic party of Guinea), and coordinating committee member of the All-African People's Revolutionary Party. Last Friday, the Student Government Association at Xavier University invited Tur6, formerly known as Stokely Carmichael, to represent the AAPRP. Osagyefo Kwame Nkrumah, former co-president of Guinea, and Ahmed Seku Ture, former president and co-founder of the PDG, established the AAPRP in 1968 to continue the work set forth in their books and political activities. Prior to their deaths, Nkrumah and Ture published several works dealing with Pan-Africanism (the total liberation and unification of Africa) and the formation of a political party (the AAPRP) with a unified ideology. The A APRP supports Pan-Africanism and the affirmation of African culture by black students. "If you're not living up to your people's history, you're not living up to your people," he said. "All you're doing is living like a parasite, you've taken from your people and you give back nothing to your people, the enemy's got you just where he wants you." Turfi continues to implement the Nkrumah/Ture ideas by getting SGA outlines commitments By JENNIFER JOHNSON Editor in Chief The Student Government Association has adopted a new attitude and put it in writing: the SGA "Contract with Loyola." The contract, which hangs on a bulletin board in the Danna Center, is a statement of goals that each member of congress has pledged to try to fulfill by the end of the semester. SGA Vice President Katy Montgomery, political science junior, said that she wanted members to write down their goals so that they could be published for ail the students to see, which may make the members accountable to the students for promises left unfulfilled. "I figured if we put something in writing, it would make people motivated to do things," Montgomery said. Montgomery denied that the plan has anything to do with the Republican's "Contract with America," but admitted that she did get the idea from the program. University publishes selfstudy, seeks reaccreditation By DOMINIC MASSA Staff writer The three-year process of evaluating and surveying Loyola's programs and practices for reaccreditation by the Southern Association of Colleges and Universities has culminated with the publication of the university's self-study report. Reaccreditation by SACS occurs every 10 years and includes a university self-study and on-campus visit by association officials to determine if the university has complied with SACS rules and regulations. John Biguenet, English professor and director of the self-study, explains the reaccreditation process' purpose as twofold.'The self-study serves to both confirm that we are up to the standards of the association and to take stock every 10 years of the institution and see where there are opportunities to improve." he said. The institutional self-study report was released in January. A team of 15 SACS members will visit the university April 18-21. They will interview students and faculty and view university records. The university may have to make additions to the self-study's recommendations since SACS criteria for accreditation were updated at its December meeting. The new criteria include government regulations passed since the last criteria were published in 1992, as well as new policies on interdisciplinary education and faculty education. Biguenet said SACS supplied him THE SGA'S CONTRACT WITH LOYOLA The following are selected goals: ♦ Laura Elizabeth Ware, Megan Adams: shuttle bus to area bars ♦ Abby Lorenz: get a cigarette machine on campus and a color laser printer in the graphics lab ♦ Apollo Pitton: work on the parking problem and extend library hours ♦ Casey Phillips: work with Public Safety, the Women's Rugby Chib and a Men Against Rape Club ♦ Huy Vu, Jason Weil: work on a community service project with Fortier problem ♦ Christine Mora: get more pencil sharpeners and a test rile for SGA ♦ Laura Mayer: more teacher involvement with the Course Consumer Guide ♦ C'assie Jo Gonzales: extend the curfcw in the residential halls and get healthier food in the Orleans Room ♦ Natalie Broussard: work with the departments of communication* and political science about the lack of equipment ♦ JnHtßlgley: extend the Iferary hours See TURE', Pg. 3 See SELF-STUDY, Pg. 3 See CONTRACT, Pg. 3 dagdgd H Basketball achieves first winning season a,,, Pj Carnival Conflict ■

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THE MAROON ESTABLISHED 1923 VOL. 73 NO. 17 Loyola University New Orleans FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1995 Coalition drafts plan for racial sensitivity By CHRIS BONURA News Editor The Coalition for Black Student Organizations has drafted a four-point propsosal that it believes needs to be addressed before race relations on campus can be improved. The four points request better integration of an African-American contribution into existing courses, more racial sensitivity in the classroom, more aggressive minority faculty and administration recruitment and a mandatory racial sensitivity course. COBSO compiled the four points from student complaints that it says have been neglected and set a date when it expects the administration to respond to the four points. Loyola NAACP Co- President John W. Goulding, communications senior, would not give the date of the deadline. "We have shared with the administration a time frame in which we expect them to respond," he said. "After they let us know what they decide to do, the ball is back in our court. Either we have to assist them in the implementation or we continue with further protest." Goulding said that he thinks the third point, that the university actively recruit minority faculty, is the most important, and that Loyola must attempt to increase salary and benefits for African-American faculty, who are in high demand. "It doesn't make sense," he said. "If you claim you want to be diverse, then be diverse. Don't let money be the thing that stops your mission statement from coming true. It's a cop-out when they say they (minority faculty) are in such high demand that we can't pay them enough." COBSO is working on a proposal for the curriculum committee for the fourth point, a required multicultural course. Goulding explained that the mandatory status ofThe course is crucial: "If it had a level of mandatory status, it would permeate a broader section of the student body." Goulding said that while the four points were developed by African- American student organizations, the issues involved affect everybody. "We have brought this forward because we know that it is needed. We will continue to go forward with this because we know that we need it, and we won't stop because we know we need it." BLACK HISTORY MONTH Kwame Tur6 of the AAPRP speaks with students after his speech at Xavier University last Friday. By DORLENE DUNNE Ture calls for Pan-Africanism By SHAVARAY MAYS Staff writer "You must not let capitalism so destroy you that you do nothing for your people and let your people go down. The only way they'll go up, is when you get up and do something for them" said Kwame Tur6, black revolutionist, member of the PDG (the democratic party of Guinea), and coordinating committee member of the All-African People's Revolutionary Party. Last Friday, the Student Government Association at Xavier University invited Tur6, formerly known as Stokely Carmichael, to represent the AAPRP. Osagyefo Kwame Nkrumah, former co-president of Guinea, and Ahmed Seku Ture, former president and co-founder of the PDG, established the AAPRP in 1968 to continue the work set forth in their books and political activities. Prior to their deaths, Nkrumah and Ture published several works dealing with Pan-Africanism (the total liberation and unification of Africa) and the formation of a political party (the AAPRP) with a unified ideology. The A APRP supports Pan-Africanism and the affirmation of African culture by black students. "If you're not living up to your people's history, you're not living up to your people," he said. "All you're doing is living like a parasite, you've taken from your people and you give back nothing to your people, the enemy's got you just where he wants you." Turfi continues to implement the Nkrumah/Ture ideas by getting SGA outlines commitments By JENNIFER JOHNSON Editor in Chief The Student Government Association has adopted a new attitude and put it in writing: the SGA "Contract with Loyola." The contract, which hangs on a bulletin board in the Danna Center, is a statement of goals that each member of congress has pledged to try to fulfill by the end of the semester. SGA Vice President Katy Montgomery, political science junior, said that she wanted members to write down their goals so that they could be published for ail the students to see, which may make the members accountable to the students for promises left unfulfilled. "I figured if we put something in writing, it would make people motivated to do things," Montgomery said. Montgomery denied that the plan has anything to do with the Republican's "Contract with America," but admitted that she did get the idea from the program. University publishes selfstudy, seeks reaccreditation By DOMINIC MASSA Staff writer The three-year process of evaluating and surveying Loyola's programs and practices for reaccreditation by the Southern Association of Colleges and Universities has culminated with the publication of the university's self-study report. Reaccreditation by SACS occurs every 10 years and includes a university self-study and on-campus visit by association officials to determine if the university has complied with SACS rules and regulations. John Biguenet, English professor and director of the self-study, explains the reaccreditation process' purpose as twofold.'The self-study serves to both confirm that we are up to the standards of the association and to take stock every 10 years of the institution and see where there are opportunities to improve." he said. The institutional self-study report was released in January. A team of 15 SACS members will visit the university April 18-21. They will interview students and faculty and view university records. The university may have to make additions to the self-study's recommendations since SACS criteria for accreditation were updated at its December meeting. The new criteria include government regulations passed since the last criteria were published in 1992, as well as new policies on interdisciplinary education and faculty education. Biguenet said SACS supplied him THE SGA'S CONTRACT WITH LOYOLA The following are selected goals: ♦ Laura Elizabeth Ware, Megan Adams: shuttle bus to area bars ♦ Abby Lorenz: get a cigarette machine on campus and a color laser printer in the graphics lab ♦ Apollo Pitton: work on the parking problem and extend library hours ♦ Casey Phillips: work with Public Safety, the Women's Rugby Chib and a Men Against Rape Club ♦ Huy Vu, Jason Weil: work on a community service project with Fortier problem ♦ Christine Mora: get more pencil sharpeners and a test rile for SGA ♦ Laura Mayer: more teacher involvement with the Course Consumer Guide ♦ C'assie Jo Gonzales: extend the curfcw in the residential halls and get healthier food in the Orleans Room ♦ Natalie Broussard: work with the departments of communication* and political science about the lack of equipment ♦ JnHtßlgley: extend the Iferary hours See TURE', Pg. 3 See SELF-STUDY, Pg. 3 See CONTRACT, Pg. 3 dagdgd H Basketball achieves first winning season a,,, Pj Carnival Conflict ■